Table 4.
Separate ANOVAs conducted on PC1 and PC2 values of individual reproductive female mice
| |
PC1 |
PC2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Calcium metabolism and ageing |
Cell growth regulation |
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| F | d.f. | P | F | d.f. | P | |
|
Fixed effects | ||||||
| Litter size manipulation |
20.68 |
2, 11 |
<0.001 |
4.89 |
2, 11 |
0.036 |
|
Covariates | ||||||
| Final litter size |
0.20 |
1, 11 |
0,67 |
1.81 |
1, 11 |
0.22 |
| Final female body mass | 0.01 | 1, 11 | 0.91 | 1,15 | 1, 11 | 0,32 |
Final litter size and female body mass at the end of the experiment (n = 12, 4 females in each group) were initially included as covariates (P values indicated in brackets) but were dropped sequentially to obtain the final model. Bold values indicate significant effects.